Sluzigers (e.a.) » Gerrit Jacobs van Eijken (1808-1897)

Personal data Gerrit Jacobs van Eijken 

• He was born on September 23, 1808 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
• He was christened on October 2, 1808 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
• Occupations:
• starting before 1831 schippersknecht.Source 2
• starting before 1837 schipper.Source 3
• Facts:
• (vermelding) in the year 1888 Gerrit van Eijken wordt erkend als medeoprichter en erelid van de vereniging Schuttevaer.Source 4
• (Krantenbericht) in the year 1895 .Source 5

  Gerrit van Eijken redt de drenkeling Dragt uit de Wetering

• Resident:
• in the year 1849: wijk 1, nr. 9, Zwartsluis.Source 6
• in the year 1850: wijk 1, nr. 11, Zwartsluis.Source 7
• in the year 1855: wijk 1, nr. 75, Zwartsluis.Source 8
• He died on June 19, 1897 in Zwartsluis, he was 88 years old.
• Death registration on June 22, 1897.
• A child of Jacob Hendriks van Eijken and Grietjen Gerrits van Haarst
• He was a witness at event on April 20, 1846 of Jentje van der Zande.
• This information was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Household of Gerrit Jacobs van Eijken

He is married to Geertje Hermens Smit.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Zwartsluis on May 15, 1831.Source 2

04-07-1855 testament (Höfelt, Kuinre, aktes nrs. 287 en 288)

Koop Gerrits Huisman witnessed this.
Jan Honing witnessed this.
Evert Hendriks Lubbers witnessed this.
Klaas Harms Ridderikhof witnessed this.

Child(ren):

1. Herm van Eijken  1832-1913 
2. Jacob van Eijken  1835-1925 
3. Jacobus van Eijken  1837-1927
4. Hendrik van Eijken  1839-1850
5. Lambertus van Eijken  1842-1936
6. Jentje van Eijken  1844-1929 
7. Gerrit Willem van Eijken  1847-1915
8. Wicher van Eijken  1849-1926 
9. Grietje van Eijken  1855-1933 

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